School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Barbados
Barbados: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 7,514 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Barbados, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Barbados stood at 7,514 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Barbados peaked at 18,166 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 7,514 number, in 2020.
Barbados ranks 181st of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16,494 number | — |
| 1971 | 16,981 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 17,199 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 17,329 number | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 17,449 number | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 17,654 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 17,959 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 18,157 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 18,166 number | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 17,884 number | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 17,339 number | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 16,777 number | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 16,351 number | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 15,899 number | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 15,563 number | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 15,461 number | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 15,536 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 15,620 number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 15,661 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 15,510 number | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 15,042 number | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 14,349 number | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 13,465 number | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 12,723 number | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 12,219 number | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 12,028 number | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 12,040 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 12,127 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 8,194 number | -32.4% |
| 1999 | 8,210 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 8,163 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 8,094 number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 7,997 number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 7,889 number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 7,818 number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 7,801 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 7,808 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 7,819 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 7,827 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 7,796 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 7,722 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 7,642 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 7,598 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 7,561 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 7,561 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7,598 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 7,638 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 7,672 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 7,679 number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 7,626 number | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 7,514 number | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,527 number | 16,494 number | 18,166 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,972 number | 15,461 number | 17,339 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,040 number | 8,194 number | 15,042 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,901 number | 7,796 number | 8,163 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,630 number | 7,561 number | 7,722 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,514 number | 7,514 number | 7,514 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 178 Micronesia, Federated States of 9,216 number compare
- 179 Curaçao 8,943 number compare
- 180 Kiribati 8,161 number compare
- 182 Seychelles 5,178 number compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 5,151 number compare
- 184 United States Virgin Islands 4,961 number compare
More education data for Barbados
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,592 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 83.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Barbados?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Barbados was 7,514 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 18,166 number in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,514 number in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 181st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.